Romeo And Juliet Quiz 43 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are some examples of foreshadowing in Act II?

Correct Answer: D) Examples of foreshadowing in Act II include Romeo's fear of a bad consequence and Friar Laurence's warning about violent ends.

2. Who advised Romeo to "examine other beauties" to get his mind off of Rosaline?

Correct Answer: B) Benvolio.

3. When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

Correct Answer: D) Dramatic Irony.

4. How does Romeo's character develop throughout the play?

Correct Answer: B) He becomes more impulsive and passionate.

5. From the balcony, Juliet says to Romeo, "Tis but thy name that is my enemy" -what does she mean?

Correct Answer: D) She knows her family would not approve.

6. Being an actor was a highly regarded profession; actors were looked up to in society.

Correct Answer: B) Not really!.

7. What genre is this play?

Correct Answer: A) Shakesperean Tragedy.

8. A warning or hint of a future event to come

Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing.

9. Plays that tend to have a protagonist that suffers a separation and shows bad judgment; has deaths, the supernatural, revenge, and comic relief

Correct Answer: C) Shakespearean Tragedy.

10. O heavy lightness, serious foolishness ..... feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire ..... "

Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron.

11. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is distraught because

Correct Answer: C) He is in love, but is not loved back.

12. What is the name of the first girl Romeo fancies?

Correct Answer: B) Rosaline.

13. Why should Romeo not be at the Capulet party?

Correct Answer: B) He is a Montague, the families are fighting.

14. To surround for attack

Correct Answer: A) Siege.

15. "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is in my foe's debt."

Correct Answer: C) Romeo.

16. Juliet's best friend.

Correct Answer: A) Nurse.

17. In Act I, Romeo is upset because ..... does not love him.

Correct Answer: C) Rosaline.

18. Romeo says to Juliet 'It is the east, and Juliet is the sun'. What technique does Shakespeare use to compare Juliet.

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

19. Who tells Juliet it would be best to marry Count Paris and think of Romeo as dead?

Correct Answer: C) The Nurse.

20. This person asks Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage

Correct Answer: B) Count Paris.